Leveraging policy to reduce chronic opioid use by educating and empowering community dwelling adults: a study protocol for the TAPERING randomized controlled trial

Leveraging policy to reduce chronic opioid use by educating and empowering community dwelling adults: a study protocol for the TAPERING randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Opioid use has risen to epidemic proportions across Canada, with increasing evidence of harms including accidental overdose and death. Policy-makers have called for effective approaches to promote opioid reduction. One promising method from deprescribing randomized trials is to e...

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Main Authors: Justin P. Turner, Patricia Caetano, Cara Tannenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Analgesics
Opioids
Deprescribing
Patient education
Government
Policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3508-z

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